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I cannot remember the last time I did these so I apologize if I already shared some of these. I just like to keep track of funny things he says/does so putting them in here.

Jan 27 2013
We really need to get groceries and are down to slim pickings but I haven’t had a chance to get to the store yet.. Levi opened the fridge and said “Where did the groceries go!? They’re all gone and I am hungry!”

Jan 30 2013
During breakfast this morning Levi held his phone to his ear and said “what? I have to come to work? Ok Mark!” then “hung up” and told us “I got called in.. I have to go to work and get my paycheck” I had to attend a meeting and had intended to bring him with me but after he did that Jeremy and I exchanged some looks and decided to have him go ahead to the barn with Daddy instead.. we played right along with “oh wow! That’s pretty important!” He was so excited and got ready and in the truck with Daddy and they went off to the farm. I came back from my meeting a few hours later and Levi met me at the door with “I missed you Mom! I went to the farm and I tended heifers with Daddy! I bigger now!”

We went to the farm show with Billy Jo today but Levi decided he was afraid of her now. He told me “Billy Jo is scary because her has glasses” He decided he didn’t want her riding in the car with us and I told him that she had to because she was going with us. He held up his finger and said “I know! She can follow us in her car!”

Feb 1 2013
When Levi’s nose is stuffy he rubs it furiously and says “no! you get away you snuffy!”
Cute things Levi says wrong:
Horse – Forse
Railing – Rallor
Button – Bunnet
Baby Chick – Baby Chip
Magazine – Madzeen
Simpsons – Stimpsons

Feb 18 2013
Jeremy was looking online and saw a tractor for sale and we talked a bit about it while Levi played. Apparently he overheard us because later he told me “Daddy went to buy a new tractor with his money! It’s big and huge and you can ride on it too”
Later he told me that “Daddy is going to get a bicycle with a seat for me on the front and we’re going to go for a bike ride”

Feb 20 2013
Levi and I were at the library and we saw John there (our neighbor) he stopped us and while chatting he started poking at Levi and said “you smell like ginger ale” Levi responded “I do not! I smell like Levi!”

Levi was giving me a hard time taking a nap and refusing to lay still beside me so after I warned him several times I would get up if he didn’t stop- I finally had to get up. He laid on his bed and said “I hate Mommy! I hate her! I hate her!” Oh dear…

Feb 21 2013
We were driving today and discussing the local nursing home when Levi piped up from the back seat “Can we go to the Nursing Home?” We responded with asking him why he would want to go there and he says “Uhh to Nurse!”

Billy Jo was here visiting the other day and Levi brought over a tractor catalog and was showing her different tractors. She asked him if he was going to buy her one and he reached inside his pants pocket and says “I don’t have any pennies!”

Speaking of tractors Levi can tell you what kind some are such as Massey, John Deere and Case. He also recognizes and tells you what is a combine.

“Mommy I want you to lay down.. flat like a lily pad"

Levi is constantly asking you what things mean or say. He is starting to point to words and say “Tell me what this means. What does this want to say?” or the other day he comes downstairs and says “Mama what does function mean?” I tell him as best I can and he shows me a broken toy  truck and says “This truck not function”

Levi was being too quiet so I went to check on him in the living room. He came running to me and said “no! you go look at your parrot (what he calls a computer) and I will look at what I am doing” turns out he was messing with the Wii console. haha

Me: Levi, what do you want to eat?
Levi: “um. Food”

March 10 2013
Driving to the farm and Levi asks if he can get out and do chores. I tell him no not today and he responds “You are so mean.”

Levi was being naughty at the table and not eating his food so I raised my voice and told him to take some bites. He got big tears in his eyes and said “You hurt my heart when you yell!”

“Gingerlas are shooting your butt!” aiming his toy soldiers at Daddy’s butt.

“Daddy. I found gum on the floor and it had hair in it. I ate it and it was very tasty. I liked it. It was lovely.”

Sitting in the bath with Levi after he had talked to Mark (Daddy’s boss) on the phone. I say “So I hear you talked to Mark” Levi put on a serious face and said “Yes. I did. He said ‘You get your butt to this farm Levi’ so. I have to get rolling.”

March 13 2013
Levi got an Easter card in the mail from Grandma and Poppas with $5 inside. He saw the money and announced “yay! Now I can buy THREE lollipops!”

It really fires me up when people try to debate Circumcision.
I am sick of feeling afraid to post stuff on it for sake of stirring up drama. But simply put

IT IS NOT YOUR CHOICE. There IS NO debate. If you are the owner of the foreskin by all means cut it if you want to cut it. But if you are NOT owner of the foreskin?? LEAVE IT THE HELL ALONE.

Honestly? I lose major respect for you if you choose to do this to your son. You are disrespecting his body, his choice and his future partner's choice.
As far as comments like "Well I don't agree but I respect your choice so you should respect mine" I say Hell NO. You lost my respect when you made a choice to take your son's choice away. Respect HIM and I will respect YOU. And for people who continue to circumcise knowing the risks involved and having the research and knowledge in front of them proving that this isn't necessary and IS A COSMETIC procedure? I have no words.. simply disgust.

If YOU like an uncirc'd penis then you take that up with your partner (if you're into men) you don't just hack off your son's body part because YOU prefer it.
There are so many debates in parenting it makes my head spin. But this just shouldn't even be a debate. The "tradition" bullshit is just that.. bullshit. Chinese girls feet used to be bound to the point they were crippled. There is a fucking tradition for you. Look how that worked out. Banned (Finally) and how many of those girls suffered because of that stupid tradition. Crippled. Don't think that cutting the penis is just as bad?

There are over 20,000 nerve endings in the foreskin. That's 20,000 less nerve endings you just took from your kid
http://www.circumcision.org/foreskin.htm

The foreskin PROTECTS the penis -
http://www.penisfiles.com/foreskin.htm

Circumcision doesn't protect you from HIV/Aids & STD's... Using protection and common sense helps though!

Circumcision doesn't protect against Penile cancer http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/cancer/
Men who die from penile cancer are usually over 70 yrs old and there are about 300 deaths a year from that.
Deaths from circumcision? An Act that is absolutely not necessary? Oooh it's estimated that 500.. That's 500 - baby boys die a year from that http://www.noharmm.org/incidenceworld.htm

Lots goes wrong with Circumcisions
http://newborns.stanford.edu/CircComplications.html

Think it doesn't hurt?
Watch this video and please do make sure sound is on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDuDhkiDdns

Study halted because of... what's this?? TRAUMA??
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9712/23/circumcision.anesthetic/

Oh and while you're at it.. why don't you google Nurses against circumcision for some personal stories coming from actual Nurses who have been involved with this practice.. pretty shitty stuff on there like the Dr who allowed the MED STUDENTS to perform on the newborn for the first time only after just watching the Dr do one. Botched much?

Want more information with resources? Check out these pages
http://www.facebook.com/#!/WholeNetwork

http://9davids.blogspot.com/2010/11/50-reasons-to-leave-it-alone.html?spref=fb
http://www.intactamerica.org/
http://www.stopinfantcircumcision.org/
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/links.htm <------- READ THIS ONE ESPECIALLY

Here's a take on the female point of view
http://womanuncensored.blogspot.com/2009/12/would-you-circumcise-your-daughter.html

Here are words from Mothers themselves after seeing it done to their son
http://www.circumcision.org/mothers.htm


I heard him cry during the time they were circumcising him. The thing that is most disturbing to me is that I can still hear his cry. . . . It was an assault on him, and on some level it was an assault on me. . . . I will go to my grave hearing that horrible wail, and feeling somewhat responsible, feeling that it was my lack of awareness, my lack of consciousness. I did the best I could, and it wasn’t good enough.


I have never heard such screams. . . . Will I ever know what scars this brings to your soul?

All I could think of was holding and consoling my child, but his pain felt inconsolable—his body rigid with fear and anger—his eyes filled with tears of betrayal.

Here look at this page - And in answer to their main question? Yes... yes it has.
http://www.noharmm.org/separated.htm

And don't get me started on the religious side. How many of you practicing religious people actually follow ALL your "traditions" Yeh I didn't think so.
http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/ <-- especially heart touching is the letter to his son
http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/brisshalom.htm

http://www.circumcision.org/

http://www.cirp.org/pages/cultural/glass2/

Is the foreskin a mistake of nature?

No. The Bible says that God pronounced creation 'very good' (Genesis 1:31) and that humans were made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). The Apostle Paul also said that God made every part of the body as he wanted it. (1 Corinthians 12:18).

http://www.udonet.com/circumcision/christian.html



DAMN that feels good to get out my system. This issue just deeply moves me beyond anything else. More than home birthing, more than breastfeeding more than ANYTHING.. this issue.. THIS is what I fight for. What I want to be more opinionated on. What I want to see Change.
If you can't accept that? Delete me now. Please. I want to be more open on this topic. I want to spread the news of what damage this causes.

And to sum it up. I'm not against circumcision.. but I am against it being done on children. If you are of age to consent than by all means if that is your thing.. do it. But DO NOT take that right from a boy who has no voice. Just. Don't.

http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/circumcision-what-i-wish-id-known.html?spref=fb

How much is removed?!!!
http://www.noharmm.org/snip.htm

Different than Daddy
http://www.noharmm.org/daddy.htm



I am also considering cutting a few more people off my list who are FOR this practice I AM CUTTING PEOPLE FROM MY LIST WHO ARE FOR THIS PRACTICE simply because I find the more I learn about it the more I am against it and therefore find these people more and more irritating and disturbing. We choose who we hang out with in our real lives and I think I'm going to make that choice for online friends as well. I'm tired of the status posts such as

"Poor A he had his 'procedure' today and is pretty sore"
"Ugh back to the Dr S has to be re-circ'd"
"On the fence with the big C but I think were gonna do it for health reasons"
"It's a BOY! He's getting his pencil sharpened as I type"

Disturbing. Disgusting and I want nothing to do with you.

You MUST watch this.. if you disagree or agree just watch it. Learn something. God, Creation, Evolution.. we are born with a foreskin. It serves a purpose.

2 sticks Margarine
2 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix with beater until blended
Add

Flour
Pinch of baking soda
dash of salt
Oats
Almond crunch cereal
a few chocolate chips
2 teaspoons fenugreek tea
Pour in some flaxseed
Pour in some wheat germ (honey toasted is yummy)

Bake at 375 until browned on bottom

Breastfeeding a toddlby: the myths and the reality
it took me a long time to realize i wanted to breastfeed beyond a year. well, actually that's not 100% true. it took me a long time to figure out i wanted to breastfeed– once i was in it to win it i was ready for the long haul. i'm pleased to be still nursing our toddlby at 14 months, it works for me and him and us. it feels much less strange than i thought it would; it's been a gradual evolution. i didn't just wake up one day to a huge kid on my boob and think, AHHHHHH! to me, he's still just a little dude.

before we continue, i'm not saying everybody needs to breastfeed to the age of five– i'm just saying do what works for your family. some kids don't want to breastfeed that long. jon's mom could never get any of her kids to even make it to a year, they just weren't interested. what i do find silly is stopping because of some arbitrary date, a year, etc. the idea that any specific age is "too old" rubs me the wrong way. each mom is different, each child is different. you wean at 6 months? 14 months? 24 months? good for you. stop because you want to! because it's not working for you anymore! amen sisters, i certainly feel that way some days.

to people who aren't all that comfortable with breastfeeding, full-term nursing can have an ick factor. just as during pregnancy people love to butt-in and give you all kinds of unrequested advice they continue to drop these lovely gems on you throughout parenting. (advice that sometimes isn't particularly advice even, just flat our judgment) i had someone tell me to never let the jude sleep in our bed because he would never leave and he would sleep there until he was in middle school. i kept my trap shut and didn't tell her, hi, we're cosleeping right now and it works great for us. it should come as no surprise that nursing a toddler or older child definitely falls into that category of unasked-for judgment, especially with how rarely it is seen in public or portrayed in the media. unfortunately it just isn't customary in america anymore.

if they can ask for it, they're too old.
i've always found this argument laughable, because what exactly do you think a crying infant is doing? asking for it. maybe a better way to phrase their point would be, if they can ask for it with words they're too old. what about the 7 month old who can sign milk in sign language? is that asking for it? the 10 month old who calls for mimimimimi? is that asking for it? it's a silly offhand rule that doesn't take into account the special circumstances of each child. and so what if they CAN ask for it in a complete sentence? is the child who asks, "nurse now, mama?" less deserving of having his or her needs met?

part of this argument stems from people who are afraid of kids running around screaming BOOBS, BOOBIES and flinging their mother's shirts up in the grocery store. that's a manners and discipline issue, not a breastfeeding one. (also, learn some compassion for frazzled moms, i'm sure she isn't crazy about that either!)

he/she should really be eating solid foods. (implied, only solid foods)
one of the greatest advantages to nursing a toddler is nutrition. as picky eating begins it gets harder and harder to force their little butts into a chair to sit down for a meal. they are too busy learning to stop and eat! offering breastmilk is a guarantee that a toddler will get some good stuff into their belly today. as they learn to feed themselves it's like a fail-safe backup plan– nursing can be there to fill in the cracks on the days they don't consume much.

but wait– breastmilk loses nutrition after 6 months/ 9 months/ etc.
this myth is a straight out lie. at no point does breastmilk lose nutritional value or lose the protection of antibodies. "Breast milk continues to provide substantial amounts of key nutrients well beyond the first year of life, especially protein, fat, and most vitamins." and, "Human milk expressed by mothers who have been lactating for more than one year has significantly increased fat and energy contents, compared with milk expressed by women who have been lactating for shorter periods. During prolonged lactation, the fat energy contribution of breast milk to the infant diet can be significant."
(more about the continued nutritional content of breastmilk)

he/she really needs to be drinking cow's milk.
why? the recommendation for switching formula-fed babies to cow's milk around a year of age does not apply to breastfed babies. why would you switch them away from milk made just for them to milk made just for baby cows?

if you don't wean him/her soon they'll never stop! / you're going to raise her/him to be a titty-baby!
sorry kids, this one doesn't hold up either. breastfeeding and extended breastfeeding are in no way related to how needy or dependent your child will be. studies show that children who are allowed to wean at their own pace have increased confidence that their needs are being met and are therefore more comfortable. children who are breastfed longer are at no further risk of having social problems.
(more about the social adjustment of breastfed children)

there's no reason to keep doing that, you're just getting some kind of sick enjoyment out of it
yeah, people really say that one. sorry to break their hearts, but there are a lot of times that i am definitely NOT getting any enjoyment out of being a human jungle-jim and dairy bar. it works for us but "enjoyment" is not the right word. enjoyment implies a certain amount of selfishness, which is ridiculous when you consider that mom and child are working together as a dyad. it takes two to tango, and as any parent will tell you, you can't FORCE a toddler to do anything. if they don't want to nurse, trust me, they won't. closeness, bonding, comfort, nutrition, definitely! it can even be a valuable tool in your parenting toolbox. but sick selfish enjoyment? pretty unlikely.

well, it's just not natural!
oh dear. really? the WHO emphasizes nursing to the age of two and beyond. the AAP recommends through at least the first year and then, "Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychologic or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer." (more on breastfeeding past a infancy is normal)

it is scientifically recognized that nursing beyond infancy is best for mother and child (as long as each wishes to continue). it is a biological fact that nursing beyond infancy was the norm for the human race prior to the industrial revolution. so normal, natural, yes, it is. it has certainly fallen out of favor these days but 100 years doesn't erase the impact of many hundreds of years.

this is the best way i've seen it explained: mammals nurse their young. we are mammals; we nurse our young. in nature, most mammals nurse their young for twice their period of gestation. we gestate for 9-10 months, therefore we should continue to nurse through 18-20 months. it makes sense, no? i've always liked that way of thinking about it. it's very straightforward.

here's the reality of nursing a toddlby: some days we nurse less, some days more. some days he is hungry, some days he is sad. he is healthy and happy and we're going to keep doing it– even when he tries to do a handstand on my throat to get there. because my son is over a year old doesn't mean he doesn't need that comfort available to him, or that awesome nutrition in his diet. we'll just see how it works out for us and go with the flow. get yourself educated, haters. word.

(the links on this post all lead to kellymom, which provides a great resource for information about breastfeeding. follow any of the above links and click "show references" to view the specific studies and articles referenced for this information. this isn't just bullshit i'm putting out there, it's based on actual reliable data.)

I found this video online today it's the family that I lived with as a teenager.

www.vnews.com/faithandfamily/

I never really got along with Todd.. (or Poppa Todd) as I called him. I wanted a Dad so much and I did care about him but I also hated him for being a Father figure to me when my own would not.. yeah.
Terri is the sweetest person you could ever meet.. I miss them!!!!!!